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Morning Roundup: February 1, 2013

By The Fix staff

New Hampshire may be next to go for legal pot, beer giants' merger may violate trust laws, and CSI: NY star is nabbed for DUI. MORE  

Morning Roundup: January 31, 2013

By The Fix staff

Russia snubs the US in their fight against drugs, Washington State is looking for a qualified pot consultant, and A-Rod faces new doping allegations. MORE  

Uruguay Lays Out Plan for State Pot Business

By McCarton Ackerman

Debate rages over the potential impact of Uruguay's plan to sell government-grown marijuana. MORE  

Albany Republicans Ruin Cuomo's Pot Plot

By Bryan Le

The NY governor's plan to decriminalize small-scale pot possession looks doomed to fail. MORE  

Most California Voters Oppose Legal Pot

By Chrisanne Grise

Most of the Golden State's voters are against full legalization—unlike in the US as a whole. MORE  

NYC Cannabis March Gathers Unlikely Allies

By Hunter R. Slaton

Celebrities and activists in favor of weed legalization turn out in droves. MORE  

Morning Roundup: April 13, 2012

By Bryan Le

How federal and state marijuana laws clash, memory "trick" relieves drug cravings, and Charlie Sheen hawks non-alcoholic beer as the post-rehab drink of choice. MORE  

California Users' Union Fights for Safe-Injection Site

By McCarton Ackerman

A San Francisco group argues that America's first supervised injection facility would bring major health benefits. MORE  

GOP Candidate Johnson: End Drug War, Cut Military Spend

By Will Godfrey

Gary Johnson tells The Fix that both violence and stretched budgets will be reduced by his policy of legalizing marijuana. MORE  

The Quick Fix: A Real-Time Round-Up of Today's News

By Will Godfrey

Army Needs More Addiction Counselors, Silicon Valley Pot Legalization Push, and Getting Hooked to Cell Phones. MORE  

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